Audio description in 360º content: results from a reception study

The ImAc project was the first European initiative aiming to propose and test the model of implementing access services in 360  videos, paving the way for future studies in the under-researched field of immersive accessibility. This article reports on the methodology and results of a pilot study and...

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Authors: Fidyka, Anita|||0000-0003-4135-2654; Matamala, Anna|||0000-0002-1607-9011; Soler Vilageliu, Olga|||0000-0001-9219-1913; Arias-Badia, Blanca|||0000-0003-1218-986X
Format: Article
Publication date:2021
Country:España
Institution:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repository:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:257031
Online Access:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/257031
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Audiovisual Translation
Media Accessibility
Audio description
360  videos
Reception study
Presence
Extended AD
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Summary:The ImAc project was the first European initiative aiming to propose and test the model of implementing access services in 360  videos, paving the way for future studies in the under-researched field of immersive accessibility. This article reports on the methodology and results of a pilot study and a small-scale reception study, conducted in the last months of the project. The results show a favourable reception of extended audio descriptions by AD users. They also indicate interest in the implementation of spatial sound in AD provided for 360  content, which could be tested in future reception studies